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Examining the Impact of Spatial Configuration on Visitor Wayfinding and Building Permeability Through Space Syntax Analysis in Contemporary Natural Science Museum Typology Cover

Examining the Impact of Spatial Configuration on Visitor Wayfinding and Building Permeability Through Space Syntax Analysis in Contemporary Natural Science Museum Typology

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|Jul 2025

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Figure 1:

Location Plan (Left) and Site Plan (Right) of Perot Museum of Nature and Science (Source: [36]

Figure 2:

Perot Museum of Nature & Science (Redrawn from source [40])

Figure 3:

Example of Justified Graph (Source: Author)

Figure 4.

Example of Visual Connectivity Graph (Left) and Visual Integration Graph (Right) of William Johnston Building (WJB) (Source: [25])

Figure 5.

Site Plan with SOA (Source: Morphosis)

Figure 6.

Justified Graph of Site Plan (Source: Author)

Figure 7.

Lower Floor Plan with SOA (Source: Morphosis)

Figure 8.

Justified Graph of Lower Floor Plan (Source: Author)

Figure 9.

Visual Connectivity Graph (Left) & Visual Integration Graph (Right)

Figure 10.

Ground Floor Plan with SOA (Source: Morphosis)

Figure 11.

Justified Graph of Ground Floor Plan (Source: Author)

Figure 12.

Visual Connectivity Graph (Left) & Visual Integration Graph (Right)

Figure 13.

Mezzanine Floor Plan with SOA (Source: Morphosis)

Figure 14.

Justified Graph of Mezzanine Floor Plan (Source: Author)

Figure 15.

Visual Connectivity Graph (Left) & Visual Integration Graph (Right) (Source: Author)

Figure 16.

Upper Floor Plan with SOA (Source: Morphosis)

Figure 17.

Justified Graph of Upper Floor Plan (Source: Author)

Figure 18.

Visual Connectivity Graph (Left) & Visual Integration Graph (Right)

Figure 19:

Top Floor Plan with SOA (Source: Morphosis)

Figure 20:

Justified Graph of Top Floor Plan (Source: Author)

Figure 21.

Visual Connectivity Graph (Left) & Visual Integration Graph (Right) (Source: Author)

Figure 22.

Overall Justified Graph (Source: Author)

Level of Permeability (Source: Author)

Hierarchical OrderLevel of PermeabilityVisual IntegrationCorresponding Justified Graph Depth LevelNo. of Spaces in buildingOverall Percentage (%)
Primary levelExtremely public 025.0
Secondary levelPublic 12050.0
Tertiary levelSemi-public 2922.5
Quaternary levelSemi-private 3717.5
Quinary levelPrivate 425.0

Scale of Visibility Graph & Justified Graph, Level of Permeability & Wayfinding (Source: Author)

Colour ScaleVisual ConnectivityVisual IntegrationLevel of PermeabilityLevel of WayfindingScale of Justified Graph
Very HighVery High (Most integrated)Extremely PublicVery Easy/Straightforward0
HighHigh (Integrated)PublicEasy/Straightforward1
MediumMediumSemi PublicModerate2
LowLow (Segregated)Semi PrivateDifficult3
Very LowVery Low (Most Segregated)PrivateVery Difficult4

Level of Wayfinding (Source: Author)

Hierarchical OrderLevel of WayfindingVisual IntegrationCorresponding Justified Graph Depth LevelNo. of Spaces in buildingOverall Percentage (%)
Primary levelVery easy/straightfor 0717.5
Secondary levelEasy/straightforward 11230.0
Tertiary levelModerate 21230.0
Quaternary levelDifficult 3717.5
Quinary levelVery Difficult 425.0

Types of Spatial Configuration (Source: Author)

Types of spaces in buildingJustified Graph Depth LevelPercentage (%)
01234
End room-10---2.7%
0%2.7%0%0%0%
Single connecting space-1811,195,6,12,15,16824.3%
0%2.7%5.4%13.5%2.7%
Double connecting space----172.7%
0%0%0%0%2.7%
Triple connecting space-2,4---5.4%
0%5.4%0%0%0%
Multi-connecting space-9,313,14-713.5%
0%5.4%5.4%0%2.7%
Entrance & lobbyN1,N21,B1---10.8%
5.4%5.4%0%0%0%
Corridor-C3,C5C2,C6C4,C7-16.2%
0%5.4%5.4%5.4%0%
Staircase & escalator-E1,E2S2,S4-S513.5%
0%5.4%5.4%0%2.7%
Lift-L1,L2,L3,L4---10.8%
0%10.8%0%0%0%
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2025-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2720-6947 | Journal ISSN: 1899-0142
Language: English
Page range: 81 - 102
Submitted on: May 10, 2024
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Accepted on: Apr 3, 2025
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Published on: Jul 1, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Ho Bei YUE, Muhammad Hafeez ABDUL NASIR, Ahmad Sanusi HASSAN, Jestin NORDIN, published by Silesian University of Technology
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